# Jaguar XK8 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Jaguar XK8 passes its MOT first time 74% of the time, from 6,216 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 74%
- MOT tests analysed: 6,216 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Suspension & axles

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 63% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 12 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 15 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 26 (few mots) | 81% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 47 (few mots) | 66% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 112 | 73% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 589 | 80% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 530 | 76% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 549 | 75% |
| 2003 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 33% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 570 | 74% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 627 | 71% |
| 2001 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 480 | 72% |
| 2000 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 467 | 69% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 867 | 72% |
| 1998 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1998 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 1,036 | 76% |
| 1997 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 269 | 73% |

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